Csat Answer Key Rev

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Direction for the following 6 (six) items:

Read the following two passages andanswer the items that follow each passage.Your answers to these items should be based

on the passages only.Passage 1

The poor especially in market

economies, need the strength that

collectivities offer for creating more

economic, social and political space for

themselves, for enhancing their socio-

economic well-being and voice, and as a

protection against free market individualism.It has been argued that a group approach to

farming, especially in the form of bottom up

agricultural production collectivities, offers

substantial scope for poverty alleviation and

empowering the poor as well as enhancing

agricultural proclivity. To realise this

potential, however, the groups would need to

be voluntary in nature, small in size,participative in decision making at and

equitable in work sharing and benefit

distribution. There are many notable

examples of such collectivities to be found in

varied contexts, such as in the transition

economies. All of them bear witness to the

possibility of successful cooperation under

given conditions. And although the gender

impact of the family cooperatives in the

transition economies are uncertain, the

Indian examples of women-only groups

farming offer considerable potential for

benefiting women.

1. Agricultural collectivities such asgroup based farming can provide therural poor

1. empowerment

2. increased agricultural productivity3. safeguard against exploitative

markets

4. Surplus production of agriculturalcommodities

Select the correct answer using thecodes given below:

(a)1,2,3 and 4

(b)1,2 and 3 only(c)

2 and 4 only

(d)1, 3 and 4 only

2. What does the author imply by genderimpact?

(a) Women are doubtful participantsin cooperatives.

(b) Family cooperatives may notinclude women.

(c) Women benefiting from groupfarming

(d) Womens role in transitioneconomies is highly restrictive.

3. Consider the following assumptions:

1. It is imperative for transitioneconomies to have agriculturalcollectivities.

2. Agricultural productivity can beincreased by group approach tofarming.

With reference to the above passage,which of these assumptions is/arevalid?

(a)1 only

(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


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Passage 2

In a typical Western liberal context,

deepening of democracy invariably leads to

consolidation of liberal values. In the

Indian context, democratization is translated

into greater involvement of people not as

individuals which is a staple to liberal

discourse, but as communities or groups.

Individuals are getting involved in the public

sphere not as atomized individuals but as

members of primordial communities drawn

on religious or caste identity. Community-identity seems to be the governing force. It is

not therefore surprising that the so-called

peripheral groups continue to maintain their

identities with reference to the social groups

(caste, religion or sect) to which they belong

while getting involved in the political

processes despite the fact that their political

goals remain more or less identical. Byhelping to articulate the political voice of the

marginalized, democracy in India has led to

a loosening of social strictures and

empowered the peripherals to be confident of

their ability to improve the socio-economic

conditions in which they are placed. This is a

significant political process that had led to a

silent revolution through a meaningful

transfer of power from the upper caste elites

to various subaltern groups within the

democratic framework of public governance.

4. According to the passage, what doesdeepening of democracy mean in theWestern context?

(a)Consolidation of group and classidentities.

(b)Democratization translated asgreater involvement of people.

(c)Democratization as greaterinvolvement of atomized

individuals in the public sphere.

(d)None of the statements (a), (b) and(c) given above is correct in thiscontext.

5. Greater democratization in India hasnot necessarily led to

(a) the dilution of caste and communalidentities in the public sphere.

(b)irrelevance of communityidentity as a governing force in

Indian politics.

(c)marginalization of elite groups insociety.

(d)relative unimportance of hereditary

identities over class identities.6. What is the silent revolution that has

occurred in the Indian democraticprocess?

(a)Irrelevance of caste and classhierarchies in political processes.

(b)Loosening of social strictures invoting behaviour and patterns

(c)Social change through transfer ofpower from upper caste elites tosubaltern groups

(d)All the statements (a), (b) and (c)given above are correct in thiscontext.


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Directions for the following 5 (five) items:

Examine the information given in the

following paragraph and answer the items

that follow:

Guest lectures on five subjects viz.,

Economics, History, Statistics, English and

Mathematics have to be arranged in a week

from Monday to Friday. Only one lecture

can be arranged on each day. Economics

cannot be scheduled on Tuesday. Guest

faculty for History is available only on

Tuesday. Mathematics lecture has to be

scheduled immediately after the day of

Economics lecture. English lecture has to be

scheduled immediately before the day of

Economics lecture.

7. Which lecture is scheduled onMonday?

(a)History

(b)Economics

(c)Mathematics

(d)Statistics8. Which lecture is scheduled between

Statistics and English?

(a)Economics

(b)History(c)Mathematics

(d)No lecture

9. Which lecture is the last one in theweek?

(a)History

(b)English

(c)Mathematics(d)Economics

10. Which lecture is scheduled onWednesday?(a)Statistics(b)Economics(c)English(d)History

11. Which lecture is scheduled before theMathematics lecture?

(a)Economics(b)History

(c)Statistics

(d)English

12. Two glasses of equal volume arerespectively half and three-fourths

filled with milk. They are then filled tothe brim by adding water. Theircontents are the poured into anothervessel. What will be the ratio of milkto water in this vessel?(a)1:3(b)2:3(c)3:2(d)5:3

13. Consider the following statements:

1. All machines consumes energy

2. Electricity provides energy.

3. Electrically operated machines arecheap to maintain.

4. Electrically operated machines donot cause pollution

Which one of the following inferencescan be drawn from the abovestatements?

(a)All machines are run by electricenergy

(b)There is no form of energy otherthan electricity

(c)Most machines are operated onelectric energy.

(d)Electrically operated machinesare preferable to use.


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14. Examine the following statements:1. None but the rich can afford air-

travel.

2. Some of those who travel by air

become sick.

3. Some of those who become sickrequire treatment.

Which one of the followingconclusions can be drawn from theabove statements?

(a)All the rich persons travel by air

(b)Those who travel by air becomesick.

(c)All the rich person become sick

(d)All those who travel by air arerich

15. In five flats, one above the other, livefive professionals. The professor has togo up to meet his IAS officer friend.The doctor is equally friendly to all,

and has to go up as frequently as godown. The engineer has to go up tomeet his MLA friend above whose flatlives the professors friend.

From the ground floor to the top floor,in what order do the five professionalslive?

(a)Engineer, Professor, Doctor, IASofficer, MLA

(b)Professor, Engineer, Doctor, IASofficer, MLA

(c) IAS officer, Engineer, Doctor,Professor, MLA

(d)Professor, Engineer, Doctor,MLA, IAS officer.

Directions for the following 15 (fifteen)

items:

Read the following three passages

and answer the items that follow each

passage. Your answers to these items should

be based on the passages only.

Passage 1

Education, without a doubt, has an important

functional, instrumental and utilitarian

dimension. This is revealed when one asks

questions such as what is the purpose of

educations?. The answers, too often, are to

acquire qualifications for employment/

upward mobility.

wider/higher (in terms of income)

opportunities, and to meet the needs for

trained human power in diverse fields for

national development. But in its deepest

sense education is not instrumentalist. That is

to say, it is not to be justified outside of itself

because it leads to the acquisition of formal

skills or of certain desired psychological social attributes. It must be respected in

itself. Education is thus not a commodity to

be acquired or possessed and then used, but a

process of inestimable importance to

individuals and society, although it can and

does have enormous use value. Education

then, is a process of expansion and

conversion, not in the sense of converting or

turning students into doctors or engineers,

but the widening and turning out of the mindthe creation, sustenance and development of

self-critical awareness and independence of

thought. It is an inner process of moral-

intellectual development.


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16. What do you understand by theinstrumentalist view of education?

(a)Education is functional andutilitarian in its purposes.

(b)Education is meant to fulfill humanneeds

(c)The purpose of education is to trainthe human intellect.

(d)Education is meant to achievemoral development

17. According to the passage, educationmust be respected in itself because

(a) it helps to acquire qualifications foremployment

(b)it helps in upward mobility andacquiring social status

(c) it is an inner process of moraland intellectual development

(d)All the (a), (b) and (c) given aboveare correct in this context.

18. Education is a process in which

(a)students are converted into trainedprofessionals.

(b)opportunities for higher income are

generated.

(c) individuals develop self-criticalawareness and independence of

thought

(d)qualifications for upward mobilityare acquired.

Passage 2

Chemical pesticides lose their role insustainable agriculture if the pests evolve

resistance. The evolution of pesticideresistance is simply natural selection inaction. It is almost certain to occur when vastnumbers of a genetically variable populationare killed. One or a few individuals may beunusually resistant (perhaps because theypossess an enzyme that can detoxify thepesticide). If the pesticide is appliedrepeatedly, each successive generation of thepest will contain a larger proportion ofresistant individuals. Pests typically have ahigh intrinsic rate of reproduction, and so a

few individuals in one generation may giverise to hundreds or thousands in the next, andresistance spread very rapidly in apopulation.

This problem was often ignored in thepast, even though the first case of DDT(dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) resistancewas reported as early as 1946. There isexponential increase in the numbers ofinvertebrates that have evolved resistance

and in the number of pesticides againstwhich resistance has evolved. Resistance hasbeen recorded in every family of arthropodpests (including dipterans such asmosquitoes and hose flies, as well as beetles,moths, wasps, fleas, lice and mites) as wellas in weeds and plant pathogens. Take theAlabama leaf worm a moth pest of cotton, asan example. It has developed resistance inone or more regions of the world to aldrin,DDT, dieldrin, endrin, lindane andtoxaphene.

If chemical pesticides brought nothing

but problems, - if their use was intrinsically

and acutely unsustainable then they would

already have fallen out of widespread use.

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production has increased rapidly. The ratio

of cost to benefit for the individual

agricultural producer has remained in favour

of pesticide use. In the USA, insecticides

have been estimated to benefit the

agricultural products to the tune of around $5

for every $1 spent.

Moreover, in many poorer countries,

the prospect of imminent mass starvation, or

of an epidemic disease, are so frightening

that the social and health costs of using

posticidos have to be ignored. In general the

use of pesticides is justified by objective

measures such as lives sated, economicefficiency of food production and total food

produced. In these very fundamental senses,

their use may be described as sustainable. In

practice, sustainability depends on

continually developing new pesticides that

keep at least one step ahead of the pests

pesticides that are less persistent,

biodegradable and more accurately targeted

at the pests.

19. The evolution of pesticide resistanceis natural selection in actions. Whatdoes it actually imply?

(a)It is very natural for many organismsto have pesticide resistance.

(b)Pesticide resistance among organismsis a universal phenomenon

(c)Some individuals in any givenpopulation show resistance after theapplication of pesticides.

(d)None of the statements (a), (b) and(c) given above is correct.

20. With reference to the passage, considerthe following statements :1. Use of chemical pesticides has

become imperative in all the poorcountries of the world.

2. Chemical pesticides should nothave any role in sustainableagriculture.

3. One pest can develop resistance tomany pesticides.

Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?(a)1 and 2 only(b)3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3

21. Though the problems associated withthe use of chemical pesticides is knownfor a long time, their widespread usehas not waned, Why?

(a)Alternative to chemical pesticidesdo not exist at all.

(b)New pesticides are not invented atall.

(c)Pesticides are biodegradable.

(d)None of the statements (a), (b),and (c) given above is correct.

22. How do pesticides act as agents for theselection of resistant individuals in anypest population?1. It is possible that in a pest

population the individuals willbehave differently due to theirgenetic makeup.

2. Pests do possess the ability todetoxify the pesticides.

3. Evolution of pesticide resistance is

equally distributed in pestpopulation.

Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?(a) 1 only(b) 1 and 2 only(c) 3 only(d) 1, 2 and 3


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23. Why is the use of chemical pesticidesgenerally justified by giving theexamples of poor and developingcountries?

1. Developed countries can affordto do away with use of pesticidesby adapting to organic farming,but it is imperative for poor anddeveloping countries to usechemical pesticides.

2. In poor and developing countries,the pesticide addresses theproblem of epidemic diseases of

crops and eases the foodproblem.

3. The social and health costs ofpesticide use are generallyignored in poor and developingcountries.

Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

24. What does the passage imply?

(a) Alternative options to chemicalpesticides should be promoted.

(b) Too much use of chemicals is notgood for the ecosystem.

(c) There is no scope for theimprovement of pesticides andmaking their use sustainable.

(d) Both the statements (a) and (b)

above are correct.

Passage - 3

Todays developing economies use

much less energy per capita than developed

countries such as the United States did atsimilar incomes, showing the potential for

lower-carbon growth. Adaptation and

mitigation need to be integrated into a

climate-smart development strategy that

increases resilience, reduces the threat of

further global warming, and improves

development outcomes. Adaption and

mitigation measures can advance

development, and prosperity can raise

incomes and foster better institutions. Ahealthier population living in better-built

houses and with access to bank loans and

social security is better equipped to deal with

a changing climate and its consequences.

Advancing robust, resilient development

policies that promote adaptation policies that

promote adaptation is needed today because

changes in the climate, already begun, will

increase even in the short term.

The spread of economic prosperity hasalways been intertwined with adaptation to

changing ecological conditions. But as

growth has altered the environment and as

environmental change has accelerated,

sustaining growth and adaptability demands

greater capacity to understand our

environment, generate new adaptive

technologies and practices, and diffuse them

widely. As economic historians have

explained, much of humankinds creativepotential has been directed at adapting to the

changing world. But adaptation cannot cope

with all the impacts related to climate

change, especially as larger changes unfold

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Countries cannot grow out of harms

way fast enough to match the changing

climate. And some growth strategies,

whether driven by the government or the

market, can also add to vulnerability

particularly if they overexploit natural

resources. Under the Soviet development

plan, irrigated cotton cultivation expanded in

water-stressed Central Asia and led to the

near disappearance of the Aral Sea,

threatening the livelihoods of fishermen,

herders and farmers. And clearing

mangroves the natural coastal buffers

against storm surges to make way for

intensive farming or housing development,

increases the physical vulnerability of coastal

settlements, whether in Guinea or in

Louisiana.

25. Which of the following conditions ofgrowth can add to vulnerability?

1. When the growth occurs due toexcessive exploitation of mineral

resources and forests.2. When the growth brings about a

change in humankinds creativepotential.

3. When the growth is envisagedonly for providing houses andsocial security to the people.

4. When the growth occurs due toemphasis on farming only.

Select the correct answer using thecodes given below :

(a) 1 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

26. What does low-carbon growth imply inthe present context?

1. More emphasis on the use of

renewable sources of energy.2. Less emphasis on manufacturing

sector and more emphasis onagriculture sector.

3. Switching over from monoculturepractices to mixed farming.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1 and 4 only

(d) None of the above implies low-

carbon growth

27. Which of the following conditionsis/are necessary for sustainableeconomic growth?

1. Spreading of economic prosperitymore.

2. Popularising/spreading of adaptivetechnologies widely.

3. Investing on research inadaptation and mitigationtechnologies.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3


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28. Which of the following inferences canbe made from the passage?

1. Rainfed crops should not becultivated in irrigated areas.

2. Farming under water-deficient

areas should not be a part ofdevelopment strategy.


(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. Consider the following assumptions :

1. Sustainable economic growthdemands the use of creativepotential of man.

2. Intensive agriculture can lead toecological backlash.

3. Spread of economic prosperity canadversely affect the ecology andenvironment.

With reference to the passage, which ofthe above assumptions is/are valid?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

30. Which one of the following statementsconstitutes the central theme of thispassage?

(a) Countries with greater economicprosperity are better equipped todeal with the consequences ofclimate change.

(b) Adaptation and mitigration

should be integrated with

development strategies.

(c) Rapid economic growth shouldnot be pursued by both developedand developing economies.

(d) Some countries resort tooverexploitation of naturalresources for the sake of rapiddevelopment.

Direction for the following11 (eleven)

items:

Read the following three passages

and answer the items that follow each

passage, Your answers to these items shouldbe based on the passages only.

Passage 1

Invasions of exotic species into new

geographic areas sometimes occur naturally

and without human agency. However, human

actions have increased this trickle to a flood.

Human-caused introductions may occur

either accidentally as a consequence of

human transport, or intentionally butillegally to serve some private purpose or

legitimately to procure some hoped-for

public benefit by bringing a pest under

control, producing new agricultural products

or providing novel recreational opportunities.

Many introduced species are assimilated into

communities without much obvious effect.

However, some have been responsible for

dramatic changes to native species and

natural communities. For example, the

accidental introduction of the brown tree

snake Boiga irregularis into Guam, an island

in the Pacific, has through nest predation

reduced 10 endemic forest bird species to the

point of extinction.

One of the major reasons for the

worlds great biodiversity is the occurrence

of centers of endemism so that similar

habitats in different parts of the world are

occupied by different groups of species thathappen to have evolved there. If every

species naturally had access to everywhere

on the globe, we might expect a relatively

small number of successful species to

become dominant in each biome. The extent

to which this homogenization can happen

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powers of dispersal of most species in the

face of the physical barriers that exist to

dispersal. By virtue of the transport

opportunities offered by humans, these

barriers have been breached by an ever-

increasing number of exotic species. The

effects of introductions have been to convert

a hugely diverse range of local community

compositions into something much more

homogeneous.

It would be wrong, however, to

conclude that introducing species to a region

will inevitably cause a decline in species

richness there. For example, there are

numerous species of plants, invertebrates andvertebrates found in continental Europe but

absent from the British Isles (many because

they have so far failed to recolonize after the

last glaciations). Their introduction would be

likely to augment British biodiversity. The

significant detrimental effect noted above

arises where aggressive species provide a

novel challenge to endemic biotas ill-

equipped to deal with them.

31. With reference to the passage, which ofthe following statements is correct?

(a)Exotic species introduced by maninto new areas have always greatlyaltered the native ecosystems.

(b)Exotic species introduced by man

into new areas have always greatly

altered the native ecosystems.

(c)Man is the only reason to convert a

hugely diverse range of local

community compositions into more

homogeneous ones.

(d)None of the statements (a), (b) and(c) is correct in this context.

32. Why does man introduce exoticspecies into new geographical areas?1. To bread exotic species with local

varieties.2. To increase agricultural

productivity.3. For beautification and land-

scaping.

Which of the above statements is/arecorrect?

(a)1 only

(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only

(d)1, 2 and 3

33. How is homogenization preventedunder natural conditions?

(a)Evolution of groups of speciesspecific to local habitats.

(b)Presence of oceans and mountainranges.

(c)Strong adaption of groups ofspecies to local physical andclimatic conditions.

(d)All the statements (a), (b) and (c)

given above are correct in thecontext

34. How have the human beingsinfluenced the biodiversity?1. By smuggling live organisms.2. By building highways.3. By making ecosystems sensitive so

that new species are not allowed.4. By ensuring that new species do

not have major impact on localspecies.

Which of the statements given aboveare correct?

(a)1 and 2

(b)2 and 3

(c)1 and 3

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35. What can be the impact of invasion ofexotic species on an ecosystem?

1. Erosion of endemic species.

2. Change in the species composition

of the community of the ecosystem.Select the correct answer using thecodes given below:

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Passage 2

Most champions of democracy have

been rather in suggesting that democracy

would itself promote development and

enhancement of social welfare they have

tended to see them as good but distinctly

separate and largely independent goals. The

detractors of democracy, on the other hand,seemed to have been quite willing to express

their diagnosis of what they see as serious

tensions between democracy and

development. The theorists of the practical

split Make up your mind: do you want

democracy, or instead, do you want

development? often came, at least to start

with, from East Asian countries, and theirvoice grew in influence as several of these

countries were immensely successful

through the 1970s and 1980s and even later

in promoting economic growth without

pursuing democracy.

To deal with these issues we have

pay particular attention to both the content of

what can be called development and to the

interpretation of democracy (in particular to

the respective roles of voting and of public

reasoning). The assessment of development

cannot be divorced from the lives that people

can lead and the real freedom that they

enjoy. Development can scarcely be seen

merely in terms of enhancement of inanimate

objects of convenience, such as a rise in the

GNP (or in personal incomes), or

industrialization important as they may be

as means to the real ends. Their value must

depend on what they do to the lives and

freedom of the people involved, which must

be central to the idea of development.

If development is understood in a

broader way, with a focus on human lives,

then it become immediately clear that the

relation between development and

democracy has to be seen partly in terms of

their constitutive connection, rather than

only through their external links. Even

though the question has often been asked

whether political freedom is conducive to

development, we must not miss the crucial

recognition that politica liberties and

democratic rights are among the constituent

components of development. their relevance

for development does not have to be

established indirectly through their

contribution to the growth of GNP.


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36. According to the passage, why is aserious tension perceived betweendemocracy and development by thedetractors of democracy?

(a)Democracy and development are

distinct and separate goals.

(b)Economic growth can bepromoted successfully without

pursing a democratic system of

governance.

(c)Non-democratic regimes delivereconomic growth faster and farmore successfully than democraticones.

(d)All the statements (a), (b) and (c)

given above are correct in thiscontext.

37. According to the passage, what shouldbe the ultimate assessment/aim/view ofdevelopment?

(a)Rise in the per capita income andindustrial growth rates.

(b)Improvement in the HumanDevelopment Index and GNP.

(c)Rise in the savings andconsumption trends.

(d)Extent of real freedom thatcitizens enjoy.

38. What does a constitutive connectionbetween democracy and developmentimply?

(a)The relation between them has tobe seen through external links.

(b)Political and civil rights only canlead to economic development.

(c)Political liberties and democraticrights are essential elements of

development.

(d)None of the statements (a), (b) and(c) given above is correct in thiscontext.

Passage 3

The need for Competition Law

becomes more evident when foreign direct

investment (FDI) is liberalised. The impact

of FDI is not always pro-competitive. Very

often FDI takes the forms of a foreign

corporation acquiring a domestic enterprise

or establishing a joint venture with one. By

making such an acquisition the foreign

investor may substantially lessen

competition and gain a dominant position in

the relevant market, thus charging higher

preices. Another scenario is where the

affiliates of two separate multinational

companies (MNCs) have been established in

competition with one another in a particular

developing economy, following the

liberalisation of FDI. Subsequently, the

parent companies overseas merge. With the

affiliates no longer remaining independent,

competition in the host country may be

virtually eliminated and the prices of the

products may be artificially inflated. Most of

these adverse consequences of mergers and

acquisitions by MNCs can be avoided if an

effective competition law is in place. Also,

an economy that has implemented an

effective competition law is in a better

position to attract FDI than one that has not.

This is not just because most MNCs are

expected to be accustomed to the operation

of such a law in their home countries and

know how to deal with such concerns and

know how to deal with such concerns but

also that MNCs expect competition

authorities to ensure a level playing field

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39. With reference to the passage, considerthe following statements:

1. It is desirable that the impact ofForeign Direct Investment shouldbe pro-competitive

2. The entry of foreign investorsinvariably leads to the inflatedprices in domestic markets.

Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?

(a)1 only(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

40. According to the passage, how does aforeign investor dominate the relevantdomestic market?

1. Multinational companies getaccustomed to domestic laws.

2.

Foreign companies establish jointventures with domestic companies.

3. Affiliates in a particularmarket/sector lose theirindependence as their parentcompanies overseas merge.

4. Foreign companies lower the costof their products as compared tothat of products of domesticcompanies.

Which of the statements given aboveare correct?

(a)1 and 2 only

(b)2 and 3 only(c)1, 2 and 3 only

(d)1, 2, 3 and 4

41. What is the inference from thispassage?(a)Foreign investors and multinational

companies always dominate thedomestic market.

(b)It is not in the best interests of thedomestic economy to allowmergers of companies.

(c) With competition law, it is easy toensure a level playing field between

domestic and foreign firms.(d)For countries with open economy,

Foreign Direct Investment isessential for growth.

42. Examine the following statements:1. I watch TV only if I am bored.

2. I am never bored when I have mybrothers company.

3. Whenever I go to the theater I takemy brother along.

Which one of the followingconclusions is valid in the context ofthe above statements?

(a)If I am bored, I watch TV.

(b)If I am bored, I seek my brotherscompany.

(c)If I am not with my brother, then Iwatch TV.

(d)If I am not bored, I do not watchTV.

43. Only six roads A, B, C, P, Q and Rconnect a military camp to the rest ofthe country. Only one out of A, P andR is open at any one time. If B isclosed, so is Q. Only one of A and B isopen during storms. P is closed duringfloods. In this context, which one ofthe following statements is correct?(a)Under normal conditions only three

roads are open(b)During storms at least one road

is open.(c)During floods only three roads are

open.(d)During calamities all roads are

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44. Examine the following statements:

1. None but students are members ofthe club.

2. Some members of the club aremarried persons.

3. All married persons are invited fordance.


(a)All students are invited for dance.

(b)All married students of the clubare invited for dance.

(c)All members of the club aremarried persons.

(d)None of the above conclusions canbe drawn.

45. Four political parties W, X, Y and Zdecided to set up a joint candidate forthe coming parliamentary elections.The formula agreed by them was theacceptance of a candidate by most ofthe parties. Four aspiring candidates,A, B, C and D approached the partiesfor their tickets.

A was acceptable to W but not to Z.

B was acceptable to Y but not to X.

C was acceptable to W and Y.

D was acceptable to W and X.

When candidate B was preferred by Wand Z, candidate C was preferred by Xand Z, and candidate A was acceptableto X but not to Y; who got the ticket?

(a)A

(b)B

(c)C(d)D

46. Consider the following statements :

1. All X-brand cars parked here arewhite.

2. Some of them have radial tyres.

3. All X-brand cars manufacturedafter 1986 have radial tyres.

4. All cars are not X-brand.


(a) Only white cars are parked here.

(b) Some white X-brand cars with

radial tyres are parked here.

(c) Cars other than X-brand cannothave radial typres.

(d) Most of than X-brand cannot haveradial tyres.

47. Consider the following statement :

The Third World War, if it ever starts,will end very quickly with the possibleend of civilization. It is only the misuseof nuclear power which will trigger it.

Based on the above statement, whichone of the following inferences iscorrect?

(a) Nuclear power will be used in

the Third World War.

(b) There will be no civilization leftafter the Third World War.

(c) The growth of nuclear power willdestroy civilization in the longrun.

(d) The Third World War will nottake place.


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48. The elements of the problem figuresgiven below are changing with acertain rule as we observe them fromleft to right :

According to this rule, which of thefollowing would be the next figure ifthe changes were continued with thesame rule?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

49. Consider the following informationregarding the performance of a class of

1000 students in four different tests :

Tests I II III IV

Average Marks 60 60 70 80

Range of Marks 30

to

90

45

to

75

20

to

100

0

to

100

If a student scores 74 marks in each

of the four tests, in which one of thefollowing tests is her performance thebest comparatively?

(a) Test I

(b) Test II

(c) Test III

(d) Test IV

50. Six squares are coloured, front andback, red (R), blue (B), yellow (Y),green (G), white (W) and orange (O)and are hinged together as shown inthe figure given below. If they are

folded to form a cube, what would bethe face opposite the white face?

R

G

B

Y

W

O

(a) R

(b) G

(c) B

(d) O

51. In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extension

1

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the above figure, circle P representshardworking people, circle Qrepresents intelligent people, circle Rrepresents truthful people, and circle Srepresents honest people. Which regionrepresents the people who areintelligent, honest and truthful but nothardworking?

(a) 6

(b) 7

(c) 8

(d) 11

10 11 1

2

35

4

9 7

8 6

P Q

R S


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?

52. Three views of a cube following aparticular motion are given below :

A M P

K H B

B K H

What is the letter opposite to A?

(a) H

(b) P

(c) B

(d) M

53.

Which one of the figures shown belowoccupies the blank space (?) in thematrix given above?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

54. Consider the following statements :1. All artists are whimsical.2. Some artists are drug addicts.3. Frustrated people are prone to

become drug addicts.

From the above three statements it maybe concluded that(a) Artists are frustrated.(b) Some drug addicts are whimsical.(c) All frustrated people are drug

addicts.(d) Whimsical people are generally

frustrated.55. Examine the following statements :

1. Either A and B are of the sameage of A is older that B.

2. Either C and D are the same age

of D is older than C.3. B is older than C.Which one of the followingconclusions can be drawn from theabove statements ?(a) A is older than B(b) B and D are of the same age(c) D is older than C(d) A is older than C

56. Examine the following statements :1. Only those who have a pair of

binoculars can become the

members of the bird watchersclub.

2. Some members of thebirdwatchers club have cameras.

3. Those members who havecameras can take part in photo-contents.

Which of the following conclusionscan be drawn from the abovestatements?(a) All those who have a pair of

binoculars are members of thebirdwatchers club.

(b) All members of the

birdwatchers club have a pair

of binoculars.

(c) All those who take part in photo-contests are members of thebirdwatchers club.

(d) No conclusion can be drawn.


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62. Mr. Kumar drives to work at anaverage speed of 48 km per hour. Thetime taken to cover the first 60% of thedistance is 10 minutes more than thetime taken to cover the remaining

distance. How far is his office?(a) 30 km

(b) 40 km

(c) 45 km

(d) 48 km

63. Gita is prettier than Sita but not aspretty as Rita. Then,

(a) Sita is not as pretty as Gita.

(b) Sita is prettier than Rita.

(c) Rita is not as pretty as Gita.

(d) Gita is prettier than Rita.

64. Given than,1. A is the brother of B.2. C is the father of A.3. D is the brother of E.4. E is the daughter of B.

Then, the uncle of D is

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

65. Examine the following statements :

1. Rama scored more than Rani.

2. Rani scored less than Ratna.

3. Ratna scored more than Rama.

4. Padma scored more than Ramabut less than Ratna.

Who scored the highest?

(a) Rama

(b) Padma

(c) Rani

(d) Ratna

Directions for the following 8 (eight items)

The following eight items (questions 66

to 73) are based on three passages in

English to test the comprehension of English

language and therefore these items do not

have Hindi version. Read each passage and

answer the items that follow.

Passage - 1

For fourteen and a half months I lived

in my little cell or room in the Dehradun jail,

and I began to feel as if I was almost a part

of it. I was familiar with every bit of it, I

knew every mark and dent on the

whitewashed walls on the uneven floor and

the ceiling with its moth-eaten rafters. In the

little yard outside I greeted little tufts of

grass and odd bits of stone as old friends. I

was not alone in my cell, for several colonies

of wasp and hornets lived there, and many

lizards found a home behind and rafters,

emerging in the evenings in search of prey.

66. Which of the following explains bestthe sentence in the passage I wasalmost a part of it?

(a) It was not alone in the cell.

(b) I was familiar with every bit of thecell.

(c) I greeted little tufts of grass likeold friends.

(d) I felt quite at home in the cell.


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67. The passage attempts to describe

(a) the general conditions of thecountrys jails.

(b) the prisoners capacity to noticethe minute details of hissurroundings

(c) the prisoners conscious efforts

to overcome the loneliness.

(d) the prisoners ability to livehappily with other creatures.

68. The author of the passage seems tosuggest that

(a) it is possible to adjust oneself touncongenial surroundings.

(b) the conditions in Indian prisonsare not bad.

(c) it is not difficult to spend onestime in a prison.

(d) there is a need to improve theconditions in our jails.

Passage - 2

We started pitching the highest camp

that has ever been made. Everything took

five times as long as it would have taken in a

place where there was enough air to breathe;

but at last we got the tent up, and when we

crawled in, it was not too bad. There was

only a light wind, and inside it was not too

cold for us to take off our gloves. At night

most climbers take off their boots; but I

prefer to keep them on. Hillary, on the other

hand, took his off and laid them next to his

sleeping bag.

69. What does the expression pitching thehighest camp imply?

(a) They reached the summit of the

highest mountain in the world

(b) Those who climbed that far

earlier did not pitch any camp.

(c) So far nobody has ever climbedthat high.

(d) They were too many climbers andneeded to pitch a big camp.

70. They took a long time to finish thework because

(a) they were very tired.

(b) there was not enough air to

breathe.

(c) it was very cold.

(d) it was very dark.

71. When they crawled into the tent

(a) they took off their gloves

because it was not very cold.

(b) they could not take off theirgloves because it was very cold.

(c) they took of their gloves though itwas very cold.

(d) they did not take off their glovesthough it was not cold.


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Passage - 3

A local man, staying on the top floor of

an old wooden house, was awakened atmidnight by a fire. Losing his way in a

smoke-filled passage, he missed the stairway

and went into another room. He picked up a

bundle to protect his face from the fire and

immediately fell through the floor below

where he managed to escape through a clear

doorway. The bundle proved to be the

baby of the Mayors wife. The hero was

congratulated by all.

72. The man went into another roombecause

(a) he did not know where exactly thestairway was.

(b) the passage was full of smoke.

(c) he was extremely nervous.

(d) he stumbled on a bundle.

73. The man was called a hero because he

(a) expressed his willingness to riskhis life to save others.

(b) managed to escape from the fire

(c) showed great courage in fightingthe fire.

(d) saved a life.

Directions for the following 7 (seven)

items :

Given below are seven items. Each

item describes a situation and isfollowed by four possible responses.

Indicate the response you find most

appropriate. Choose only one response

for each item. The responses will be

evaluated based on the level of

appropriateness for the given situation.

Please attempt all the item. There is

no penalty for wrong answers for

these seven items.

74. You have differences of opinionregarding the final report prepared byyour subordinate that is to be submittedurgently. The subordinate is justifyingthe information given in the report.You would...

(a) Convince the subordinate that heis wrong.

(b) Tell him to reconsider the results.

(c) Revise the report on your own.

(d) Tell him not to justify the mistake.

75. You are competing with your batch-mate for a prestigious award to bedecided based on an oral presentation.Ten minutes are allowed for eachpresentation. You have been asked bythe committee to finish on time. Yourfriend, however, is allowed more thanthe stipulated time period. Youwould....

(a) Lodge a complaint to the

chairperson against the

discrimination.

(b) Not listen to any justification fromthe committee.

(c) Ask for withdrawal of your name.

(d) Protest and leave the place.


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76. You are handling a time-bound project.During the project review meeting, youfind that the project is likely to getdelayed due to lack of cooperation ofthe team members. You would...

(a) Warn the team members for theirnon-cooperation.

(b) Look into reasons for non-

cooperation.

(c) Ask for the replacement of teammembers.

(d) Ask for extension of time citingreasons.

77. You are chairperson of a state sportscommittee. You have received a

complaint and later it was found thatan athlete in the junior age categorywho has won a medal has crossed theage criteria by 5 days. You would...

(a) Ask the screening committee for aclarification.

(b) Ask the athlete to return the

medal.

(c) Ask the athlete to get an affidavitfrom the court declaring his/her

age.(d) Ask the members of the sports

committee for their views.

78. You are handling a priority project andhave been meeting all the deadlinesand are therefore planning your leaveduring the project. Your immediateboss does not grant your leave citingthe urgency of the project. Youwould...

(a) Proceed on leave without waiting

for the sanction.

(b) Pretend to be sick and take leave.

(c) Approach higher authority toreconsider the leave application.

(d) Tell the boss that it is not

justified.

79. You are involved in setting up a watersupply project in a remote area. Fullrecovery of cost is impossible in anycase. The income levels in the area arelow and 25% of the population is

below poverty line (BPL). When adecision has to be taken on pricing youwould...

(a) Recommended that the supply ofwater be free of charge in allrespects.

(b) Recommended that the users pay aone time fixed sum for theinstallation of taps and the usageof water be free.

(c) Recommend that a fixed monthlycharge be levied only on the non-BPL families and for BPLfamilies water should be free.

(d) Recommended that the users

pay a charge based on the

consumption of water with

differentiated charges for non-

BPL and BPL families.

80. As a citizen you have some work witha government department. The officialcalls you again and again; and withoutdirectly asking you, sends out feelersfor a bride. You want to get your workdone. You would...

(a) Give a bride

(b) Behave as if you not understoodthe feelers and persist with yourapplication.

(c) Go to the higher officer for helpverbally complaining aboutfeelers.

(d) Send in a formal complaint.

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